Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report Of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 44) | |
Date | 01 Dec 2023 |
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with estimated population of 23.57 crores in 2023. Uttar Pradesh accounts for 17.95% of the total country population. Bihar has overtaken Maharashtra as the second largest state by population with close to 127 million people living here. Three states have population more than 10 crore. 19 states and two union territory have a population of over 1 cr. Delhi (21,359,000) is the largest union territory in India in terms of population.
Almost half of the country's population lives in the five highest populous states, namely, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Ten most populated states of India contribute 74% of India's population. 12 least populous states/UTs contribute only 1 % of India population and 21 lowest constitute only 10 % of the total.
Population of the biggest state Uttar Pradesh is close to the population of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world. Population of 2nd ranked Bihar and 3rd ranked Maharashtra are equivalent to Ethiopia. Seven states have population more than 20th ranked country of the world. 16 states comes under top 50 countries.
Sikkim (689,000) is the smallest state and Lakshadweep (69,000) is the smallest union territory in India on the basis of population.
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu has the highest population growth rate during 2011-2023 of 115.18% followed by Puducherry and Delhi. Among states, Bihar has the highest population growth rate during 2011-2023 of 21.76% followed by Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
Rank | State/UT | Population | Growth (2023-2011) | Share (%) | Country | W rank | ||
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2023 | 2011 | Absolute | % | 2023 | ||||
NCT | Delhi | 21,359,000 | 16,787,941 | 4,571,059 | 27.23 | 1.54 | Malawi | 62 |
17 | Haryana | 30,209,000 | 25,351,462 | 4,857,538 | 19.16 | 2.18 | Madagascar | 51 |
14 | Kerala | 35,776,000 | 33,406,061 | 2,369,939 | 7.09 | 2.58 | Uzbekistan | 43 |
20 | Himachal Pradesh | 7,468,000 | 6,864,602 | 603,398 | 8.79 | 0.54 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 105 |
16 | Punjab | 30,730,000 | 27,743,338 | 2,986,662 | 10.77 | 2.21 | Nepal | 50 |
13 | Telangana | 38,090,000 | 35,004,000 | 3,086,000 | 8.82 | 2.74 | Morocco | 39 |
25 | Goa | 1,575,000 | 1,458,545 | 116,455 | 7.98 | 0.11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 154 |
19 | Uttarakhand | 11,637,000 | 10,086,292 | 1,550,708 | 15.37 | 0.84 | Belgium | 83 |
UT4 | Chandigarh | 1,231,000 | 1,055,450 | 175,550 | 16.63 | 0.09 | Eswatini | 160 |
8 | Gujarat | 71,507,000 | 60,439,692 | 11,067,308 | 18.31 | 5.15 | Thailand | 21 |
UT7 | Lakshadweep | 69,000 | 64,473 | 4,527 | 7.02 | 0.00 | Cayman Islands | 207 |
UT3 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1,263,000 | 586,956 | 676,044 | 115.18 | 0.09 | Cyprus | 159 |
7 | Tamil Nadu | 76,860,000 | 72,147,030 | 4,712,970 | 6.53 | 5.54 | Thailand | 20 |
18 | Chhattisgarh | 30,180,000 | 25,545,198 | 4,634,802 | 18.14 | 2.17 | Madagascar | 51 |
UT5 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 403,000 | 380,581 | 22,419 | 5.89 | 0.03 | Guadeloupe | 179 |
3 | Maharashtra | 126,385,000 | 112,374,333 | 14,010,667 | 12.47 | 9.10 | Ethiopia | 12 |
9 | Karnataka | 67,692,000 | 61,095,297 | 6,596,703 | 10.80 | 4.88 | United Kingdom | 22 |
4 | West Bengal | 99,084,000 | 91,276,115 | 7,807,885 | 8.55 | 7.14 | Viet Nam | 16 |
11 | Odisha | 46,276,000 | 41,974,218 | 4,301,782 | 10.25 | 3.33 | Argentina | 33 |
UT2 | Puducherry | 1,646,000 | 1,247,953 | 398,047 | 31.90 | 0.12 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 154 |
10 | Andhra Pradesh | 53,156,000 | 49,576,777 | 3,579,223 | 7.22 | 3.83 | Colombia | 28 |
12 | Jharkhand | 39,466,000 | 32,988,134 | 6,477,866 | 19.64 | 2.84 | Canada | 38 |
27 | Mizoram | 1,238,000 | 1,097,206 | 140,794 | 12.83 | 0.09 | Cyprus | 160 |
21 | Tripura | 4,147,000 | 3,673,917 | 473,083 | 12.88 | 0.30 | Croatia | 130 |
5 | Madhya Pradesh | 86,579,000 | 72,626,809 | 13,952,191 | 19.21 | 6.24 | Türkiye | 18 |
1 | Uttar Pradesh | 235,687,000 | 199,812,341 | 35,874,659 | 17.95 | 16.98 | Pakistan | 6 |
6 | Rajasthan | 81,025,000 | 68,548,437 | 12,476,563 | 18.20 | 5.84 | Germany | 20 |
28 | Sikkim | 689,000 | 610,577 | 78,423 | 12.84 | 0.05 | China, Macao SAR | 169 |
2 | Bihar | 126,756,000 | 104,099,452 | 22,656,548 | 21.76 | 9.13 | Ethiopia | 11 |
23 | Manipur | 3,223,000 | 2,855,794 | 367,206 | 12.86 | 0.23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 137 |
26 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,562,000 | 1,383,727 | 178,273 | 12.88 | 0.11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 154 |
UT1 | Jammu & Kashmir | 13,603,000 | 12,258,433 | 1,344,567 | 10.97 | 0.98 | Benin | 78 |
UT6 | Ladakh | 300,000 | 290,492 | 9,508 | 3.27 | 0.02 | New Caledonia | 186 |
24 | Nagaland | 2,233,000 | 1,978,502 | 254,498 | 12.86 | 0.16 | Guinea-Bissau | 148 |
22 | Meghalaya | 3,349,000 | 2,966,889 | 382,111 | 12.88 | 0.24 | Uruguay | 136 |
15 | Assam | 35,713,000 | 31,205,576 | 4,507,424 | 14.44 | 2.57 | Uzbekistan | 43 |
India | 1,388,163,000 | 1,210,854,977 | 177,308,023 | 14.64 | 100 | 2 |